Sec. 242.001. STUDY OF TREATMENT METHODS; STATISTICAL RECORDS. (a) The department shall conduct continuing inquiry into the effectiveness of the treatment methods the department employs in the reformation of children. To this end, the department shall maintain a record of arrests and commitments of its wards subsequent to their discharge from the jurisdiction of the department and shall tabulate, analyze, and publish biennially the data for use in evaluating the relative merits of treatment methods.
(b) The department shall cooperate with courts and private and public agencies in the collection of statistics and information regarding juvenile delinquency, arrests made, complaints, informations, and petitions filed, and the dispositions made of them, and other information useful in determining the amount and causes of juvenile delinquency in this state.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.007, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities
Subtitle C - Secure Facilities
Chapter 242 - Operation of Secure Facilities
Subchapter A. General and Administrative Provisions
Section 242.001. Study of Treatment Methods; Statistical Records
Section 242.002. Evaluation of Treatment Programs; Availability
Section 242.003. Policies and Rules
Section 242.005. Professional Information for Advisory Board Members and Employees
Section 242.006. Intra-Agency Career Ladder Program
Section 242.007. Job Performance Evaluations
Section 242.008. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
Section 242.009. Juvenile Correctional Officers; Staffing
Section 242.010. Required Background and Criminal History Checks